December 13, 2024

Religion

During the upcoming season of Advent, we prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth.  God prepared his people for the coming of a Savior by sending John to Zechariah and Elizabeth.  This week we saw how God used the angel Gabriel to deliver an important message to Zechariah.  Zechariah didn’t believe the message and what happened to him?  God is faithful to all His promises, especially His promise of a Savior.          

The Lord is faithful to all His promises.  Psalm 145:13

Christmas Program

As a reminder, our kindergarten children will add their singing voices to the school Christmas program on Monday, December 16. 

Just a few details;

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The first performance begins at 4:15. If your child is involved in this performance and you do not have time to take them home, you may send the clothes in the morning or bring them when you come.  We can help start the process but will need your help when you arrive. We need to be ready to go by 4:00.

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The second performance begins at 6:00.  Your child should come ready to go and be in the classroom at 5:45.

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We will sing at the beginning of the service, and then the children will sit with me.  

School Supplies

When we return after Christmas, we will have a brand-new box of crayons waiting in our pencil boxes.  Thank you for purchasing these at the beginning of the year.  Unfortunately, most of us have also depleted our glue sticks and used up all the classroom extras.   I would like all the children to bring in two large glue sticks.

Kindergarten Needs Your Help

The kindergarten class will be collecting gallon milk jugs. We will be using them to build a full size igloo.  Please drop clean empty milk jugs in the kindergarten room or set them outside the classroom door.  Thank you for your help on this special project!

Christmas Party

We are planning some fun activities for the last day of school before the holiday break on Friday, December 20.  Please remember that this is a half day of school.  The children will be dismissed at 11:45 so there will be no lunch here at school on that day.   

What Have We Learned

Language Lesson Focus – The Mitten

Writing – We are starting a new unit on “How To” stories.  We started with a book, How to Read a Story. From there we thought of things that we are able to do and could easily share the steps with a friend. 

Afternoon Art – We tried a new mitten project this year.  I really love how they turned out.

Brain Builders – We took word searches and sudoku and put them into a kindergarten version.

Math – We explored the length by measuring some mittens using non-standard measuring tools.   

St. John’s Lutheran Church – Christmas Worship Schedule

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December 24: Christmas Eve/Candlelight/Communion service – 4:00 PM

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December 24: Christmas Eve/Candlelight/Communion Service – 11:00 PM

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December 25: Christmas Day Service with Communion – 9:00 AM

Theme: Endure

Verse: "...and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith..."  Hebrews 12:1-3